Deeper Dorset

ALICE JANE

Smack – (LARN, VLI.) – 12 miles southwest of Portland Bill. Note: Cargo GRANITE (55 tons) Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1873 Appx C Table 1.

Times: Tuesday, December 3, 1867, Issue 25984 – Extreme Gales Weymouth & Portland. Barque Alice Graham, Captain Morgan with Pig Iron ashore at Warbarrow. Towed into Portland Harbour by the Commodore, Steam Tug. Steamer Don, blown ashore, rescued and brought into Weymouth Harbour. Ship Incidents.

ALEXANDROVNA

Sailing Ship – Owned at Liverpool but registered at St. John, New Brunswick. Captain J. Purdy. (Clarke: GPS; 50 35.43N; 01 58.00W) & (Detail also in LARN) Attempted rescue by Rocket Apparatus from the cliff. 0.5 miles from Anvil Point, Swanage. Other refs. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1882 Appx. Pts. I-IV p128; Legg: p77 & Good … Read Article

ALEXANDER of Weymouth

Times: Wednesday, January 2, 1867, Issue 25697 – The East Coast-The Schooner, Alexander of Weymouth driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, crew saved. Ship Incident of a Local Vessel.

ALEXANDER

Print attached to the Narrative. Re-mastered from the original by Semi Vine. The Alexander was the third (known) English East Indiaman wrecked off the Dorset coast. The Alexander was not a regular East India Company vessel, but a Bombay trader hired on Company business; what they call a ‘Bombay Country Ship. [1] It was a … Read Article

ALERT

Schooner – (LARN) – First recorded wreck on Portland Breakwater. Refs. DCC: 23/02/1860 & BOT USC: 1860 p614-5

ALBION

Runcorn Schooner – (LARN) – West Pier, Bridport. Note: Captain F. Goldsmith’s second wreck. Cargo Bridport Grit. At the time there were two pilots on board by the names Gale & Barnes. May be more information in Southern Times: 21/03/1903 & Farr: p28.

AIMABLE MÉRE

French Sailing Vessel – (LARN) – Cargo Wine. Lost W of Lulworth Cove. Outstanding rescue of seven by the St Alban’s Head Coastguards, Lieut. W. Parsons was awarded the Institution’s Silver Medal and his seven crew rewarded. See also WEMYSS. It is assumed they launched from Chapman’s Pool. 1838 GALE. Farr: p78.

AGREEMENT

Sailing Vessel (Bristol Pink) – (LARN) – Weymouth Harbour Entrance. Ref. cited PRO: C. L., E 190, 882-887 Port Book.

AGNES

Schooner – Captain Hodgson. (LARN, VLI.) – Near Lulworth Cove. Ref. cited Lloyds List; No. 4602, 01/10/1811.